
A female patient, age 59, has lost 10 lb in the first 3 weeks of her chemotherapy and does not eat because nothing tastes good. What would be the appropriate nursing diagnosis for the plan of care?
A) Ineffective health maintenance, related to lack of knowledge of nutritional requirements during radiation therapy
B) Risk for infection, related to poor nutrition
C) Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, related to anorexia
D) Ineffective therapeutic regimen management, related to refusal to eat
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